Auli would be the final climb of our Uttarakhand road-trip, post which, we were to drive back to Gurgaon with a night’s halt in Hrishikesh. Drive from Pokhari to Auli This would be another long arduous drive – about 125 kms that would take, perhaps, a little more than 4 […]
The winter round of the Uttarakhand roadtrip started from Delhi. Our friends were waiting for us at the airport with the Mahindra’s XUV 500 we hired for the trip from Zoom Car. This time round, you see, we wanted to drive. A big car, it kept us, four adults and […]
The final halt in our Uttarakhand roadtrip, Gagar is a tiny dot some 9-10 kilometers ahead of Nainitaal. The reason we chose the place was because we didn’t want to drive straight 8-9 hours from Binsar to Pantnagar. Gagar, with promises of ‘there is nothing much to do here’, seemed to be the perfect stop. Drive from Binsar to Gagar: Via Almora and Nathuakhan, Gagar is about […]
Jeolikote. Abbott Mount. Jhaltola. And now, it was time for Munsiyari – the 4th halt in our Uttarakhand road-trip. Located 110 kilometers away and at an altitude of 2200 meters, every one told us that Munsiyari would be cold, but told us that that’s where we’d get to see the […]
Things to do in Jeolikote? Well, nothing much. Remember you decided to beat the crowd and cacophony by going off the beaten track? That’s why you chose Jeolikote – away from the fabled madding crowd, with pretty much nothing to do…. We were stationed in Jeolikote for one day and […]
The first halt in our 15-day Uttarakhand road-trip was Jeolikote, a little hamlet about 17 kms before Nainital. When confronted with the question, “Where to stay in Jeolikote?”, we chose The Cottage Jeolikote. Located just as one enters Jeolikote, the Cottage is not difficult to find. Ask anybody, they will […]
The Bengal Tiger is what everybody comes to see at the Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. But, how many gets to see it is the million dollar question!! I haven’t met anybody in a long time whose Corbett visit had a successful Tiger sighting. Why? What ails Tiger Sightings @Jim […]
